Speaker
Description
We explore supersymmetric QFTs with eight supercharges. At superconformal fixed points, these theories typically lack a Lagrangian description, complicating their study. Recently, the magnetic quiver has been proposed as a tool to encode the Higgs branches of these theories. Utilizing this tool, our recent papers [1,2] propose a new algorithm: Decay and Fission of Magnetic Quivers, which performs Higgs branch RG-flows (Higgsings) on superconformal field theories (SCFTs). The power of the algorithm lies in its inherent simplicity, and I will show its application to SCFTs in dimensions d=3, 4, 5, and 6, including 4d Class S theories, Argyres-Douglas theories, 5d SQCD theories at UV fixed points, 6d orbi-instantons and higher-rank E-string. Furthermore, I will discuss the algorithm as a tool for studying the geometry of the Higgs branch as a symplectic singularity, demonstrating its advantages over previous algorithms, and providing evidence for the existence of a new isolated symplectic singularity.
[[1]] Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 221603
[[2]] [2401.08757]
Link to publication (if applicable)
[1] https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.221603
[2] https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.08757
